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Why is the Moon getting further from Earth ?
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[QUOTE="DarkStar42, post: 6029327, member: 648661"] I like to think of it like the offset bulge in the tides is pulling the moon like a horse pulling a cart. Pulling it would make it go faster but the energy goes into taking it higher in orbit around the Earth. If the Moon were moving against the rotation of the Earth, I gather the Moon would be lowering in orbit, and reach the Roach Limit, and break up. [/QUOTE]
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